23 Aug-2 Sep 2012: Heavens of Leepa & Neelum Valley, AJK - As Never Seen Before :)

[aesiege]

wooooo seems to be great thread as always by you , I am writing this at the end of first page which is without pic's

Thx a lot janab ... i hope you like the pics as well

[Sharin]

Zabardast sir app ko chha *** ha

[aesiege]

Wonderful effort Mobeen weldone all the pics are kool and perfect as always and the beauty of Azad Kashmir added extra attraction to the pictures. How was the weather it was cold, mild or hot?.

Many thx bro

I was extremely lucky when it comes to weather

Overall, weather was really hot. Monsoon season without rains is more hot than usual and that was the case in Neelum Valley as well during my trip.

We faced rain at 3 spots:
- 24 Aug: Leepa Valley around 2 pm when we were in Naukot. Normal shower and it passed in couple of hours
- 27 Aug night: Ratti Gali Trek on day 1 camp and it was a thunderstorm and kept raining for 5 continuous hours till 1 a.m.
- 29 Aug night: I was staying in Sharda and it was light drizzling in Sharda but it rained heavily in Kel and upper Neelum Valley

The rest of the days were clear weather but nights were cloudy so i couldn't do much star shooting Daytime sunrays were very pinching. But i preferred hot weather over rains

[aesiege]

I just click the LIKE button on almost all the pics.

Well Done Mobeen...

Thx a lot

[aesiege]

Mashallah!
I've seen this new thread (for me) after 3-4 days illness. thread dekh kar sirf zuban se wah wah hi nikla. zuban gong, ankhen phati ki phatia ur demagh sunn. is ke ilawa kuch kehne k liey nahi he. what a greatest thread going to be started. Mobeen bhai yaqeen karen preview dekh kar hi dil garden garden ho gia he warna to tabiat kafi kharab thi. ab bus jaldi jaldi formally tour start kar den warna ye na ho k tabiyat dobara kharab ho jay aur sara malba ap par par jay. your photography is mindboggling. photography ki kuch techniques hamen b bata den ham to bus bongian hi marte rehte hain.

Ishaq bhai jaldi jaldi theek ho jaein

Inshallah i will try to keep full speed as this time collection is around 3500 shots so need to upload at extra pace to finish the thread quickly.

Ab 3500 pics sun kar to aap ko foran theek ho jana chahiye

[aesiege]

Paa Mubeen Kut tay nahin khani ??? I mean inaa na tarsao tay jaldi jaldi Pics lagao............... ........ Believe me its gonna be the Best Thread of 2012......................
To be fare i m just shocked by the teaser pics and the beauty of AJK area...........

ifoo paa ji marna nahi yaar

Inshallah will start around 10th Sep with full speed

[aesiege]

Zabardast sir app ko chha *** ha

Thx a lot bro

[aesiege]

I met Faizan Burki at Domail Bala in Shounter Valley.

He and his friend accompanied Gulraiz Ghauri group on Chitta Katha Lake trek but he is quite regular trekker and was back around 3 hours earlier than rest of the group

He is quite an accomplished trekker and i was really impressed by his age to fitness ratio and i wish i am that much fit and active some years down the road

[aesiege]

He took few shots with his cam when i was at Shounter Lake and starting Chitta Katha Lake trek.

So, here are those pics to keep you guys busy

[aesiege]

Me and Qari sahib enjoying the captures of Shounter Lake

[aesiege]

All set to start Chitta Katha Lake trek around 5:15 p.m.

[tariqzaidi]

Thx a lot

I used 3 lenses:
- Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6
- Tamron 28-75mm f2.8
- Canon 55-250mm f4-5.6

Thanks for the detailed answer. Which lense you found best for Land scape photography?

[aesiege]

On the move

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This bridge near Domail bala was broken during floods from one side and now is sitting as it is naturally. Trucks and all sorts of vehicles cross this bridge in its current state .... so did we

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[mubbi]

All set to start Chitta Katha Lake trek around 5:15 p.m.

we took these porters as well, as we were 5 members, we made 5 bags and hired 5 porters, one had to stay a night and the rest were to come back the same day from Duk 2, bw we just missed you by a wisker hope we meet again some day, looking for some great pictures as usual.

[aesiege]

Last shot from Faizan Burki

Thx a lot to him for this coverage !!!

[aesiege]

Thanks for the detailed answer. Which lense you found best for Land scape photography?

Of course wide angle lenses like Sigma 10-20mm are best for landscapes

[aesiege]

we took these porters as well, as we were 5 members, we made 5 bags and hired 5 porters, one had to stay a night and the rest were to come back the same day from Duk 2, bw we just missed you by a wisker hope we meet again some day, looking for some great pictures as usual.

Wow ... these locals are really tough hehe. Their 3rd trek in 3 days

Why don't u come to GTG tomorrow if u r in Lahore???